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Are we witnessing the emergence of a new contender for America’s top player? GM Hans Niemann has thrown down the gauntlet, winning two strong...
Registration is now open for the 2022 North American Youth Chess Championship, which will be held Aug. 9-14 at the Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel in…
GMs Abhimanyu Mishra (left) and Sam Sevian (right) took top honors at the 2022 Spring Classic. Our editor John Hartmann has on-the-scene reporting...
The 501(c)3 US Chess Federation’s 2022 National Middle School (K-8) Championship took place from April 28-May 1, 2022 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and…
Yesterday evening, our competitors at the 2022 National Middle School Championship put on a display of fighting chess that re-shaped the standings...
Today, we enter the middle rounds of the National Middle School (K-8) Championship in Grapevine, Texas. After three rounds, only 13 players from 162…
Greetings! I hope this month’s edition finds everyone enjoying the beginning of spring. Normally, the games I include here don’t reach a long endgame…
We’re off to an energetic start for the National Middle School (K-8) Championship this weekend in Grapevine, Texas. With nearly 900 competitors from…
After seven days of non-stop action at the 2022 American Cup, it has all come to this. GMs Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush have come through the...
Season 4 of Chess Underground is here! Host Pete Karagianis and Gopal Menon approach the question: "What is chess most like?" The answer(s) may...